NWSA · 8-K · 20261110PR000257
Capital Return Program
NEWS CORP · 2026-11-10 · Importance 50 · Surprise 24 · No source text
NEWS Corp’s 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, permits up to US$1 billion of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common-stock repurchases, subject to market conditions, stock price, and other factors. The company reported approximately US$575.5 million of cumulative purchases under the program to date. On November 9, 2026, it bought back 28,539 securities for US$753,806.31; before that day, reported purchases totaled 14,220,397 securities for US$377,926,072.11. The company said no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased under the program.
Key facts
- NEWS CORP’s 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, permits repurchases of up to an aggregate US$1 billion of its Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock. source
- NEWS CORP reported total consideration of US$377,926,072.11 paid or payable for securities bought back before the previous day and US$753,806.31 for securities bought back on the previous day. source
- As of the end of the previous day, NEWS CORP had purchased approximately US$575,479,292 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program, based on total consideration paid. source
- NEWS CORP reported 14,220,397 securities bought back before the previous day and 28,539 securities bought back on the previous day. source
- NEWS CORP reported 357,410,985 Class A common stock securities on issue in the class subject to the buy-back. source
- NEWS CORP reported a highest price paid of US$31.58 before the previous day and US$26.585 on the previous day; the US$31.58 high was paid on August 27, 2026. source
- NEWS CORP reported a lowest price paid of US$22.20 before the previous day and US$26.11 on the previous day; the US$22.20 low was paid on February 9, 2026. source
- NEWS CORP intends to repurchase a combination of Class A and Class B common stock from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, subject to market conditions, the stock’s market price, and other factors. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | negative | committed | — | NEWS CORP’s 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025, permits repurchases of up to an aggregate US$1 billion of its Nasdaq-listed… |
| cash | negative | realized | — | NEWS CORP reported total consideration of US$377,926,072.11 paid or payable for securities bought back before the previous day and… |